Maya Forstater
Is a victory for freedom of speech in sight?
On the second day of Maya Forstater’s appeal, Josephine Bartosch says victory would result in heterodox thinkers breathing a sigh of relief
What is the case against Maya Forstater?
An employment judge may not believe sex is immutable — but will the appeal tribunal agree?
Sex is real – and it matters
On the first day of Maya Forstater’s appeal, Sarah Phillimore says it is wrong that women continue to risk being sacked for their opinions
Retail politics
Beware a politician who has a book to sell
Chinese whispers
Oliver Dowden’s tough talk on Chinese hacking is less than wholly convincing
A decade of economic disaster
Only one verdict is possible: Conservative rule has been a comprehensive failure
Could it be magic?
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
Immigration restrictionists need more honest arguments
Our debates are side-stepping fundamental questions of morality
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
